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Torchlight Africa

Solutions-focused reporting from across Africa that highlights what is working, how it works, and why it matters. We examine policies, programmes, and innovations that improve health outcomes in other African countries, drawing out practical lessons for adaptation and scale, and supporting evidence-informed decision-making across diverse country contexts.

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Remote Consultation via WhatsApp Revolutionises Surgical Care in Rural Malawi

By | June 19, 2023

By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) In 2020, Maxwell Yambeni encountered a life-threatening situation involving a patient at Chikwawa District Hospital in southern Malawi. A fifteen-year-old girl with a perforated uterus was in a critical state, and her condition was rapidly deteriorating. “She was in very bad shape, battling severe anaemia and alarmingly low levels of […]

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Village Health Teams: Ensuring Access to Life-Saving Vaccines in Uganda’s Kyegegwa District

By | April 24, 2023

By Namuli Hasifah (Lead Writer) Every day is immunisation day at the Bujubuli Health Centre III in Uganda’s Kyegegwa district’s Bujubuli sub-county. Kyegegwa is a refugee host area situated within the Kyaka II refugee settlement camp. Established in 2005, the Kyaka II refugee settlement is one of the many settlements managed by the United Nations […]

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Rwanda’s School Feeding Programme: Tackling Hunger and Improving Education

By | March 13, 2023

By Aimable Twahirwa (Lead Writer) Prince Murekezi lives in Musebeya, a small village nestled in the mountainous district of Nyamagabe in Southern Rwanda. He dropped out of school in primary 4 level when his parents were unable to pay for his meals and school fees, forcing him to take to the streets of nearby Rubondo […]

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Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

By | January 10, 2023

By Lydia Atieno (Lead Writer) Thirty-five-year-old Christelle Uwamahoro had always been aware of the significance of cervical cancer screenings. Community health workers in her village went door to door, educating residents and emphasising the importance of early screening for cervical cancer. “Despite this knowledge; I had second thoughts about screening,” she said. However, this all […]

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Made in Cameroon: The Locally Fabricated Incubator Designed to Give Pre-Term Babies a Fighting Chance

By | December 20, 2022

By Leocadia Bongben (Lead Writer) Two years ago, Stella Kimbi lost her first baby. “At 28 weeks of my pregnancy, I started bleeding and was taken to the hospital. I delivered a small baby and was told the baby had to remain in an incubator. At the health center, there was no incubator, so my […]

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